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or hide the face ,or as part of a head dress 面纱，面罩（尤指女用的）

Leisurely :adj ,adv without hurry 不慌不忙（的） Walk at a leisurely pace 步态悠闲地走 Work leisurely 从容的 n. leisure

Preliminary :adj ,coming before a more important action or event ; preparatory （作为某一重要行动或事情的）开端的；预备性的 Phrase :

To narrow down : to reduce the number of (choice) 减少，缩小，变窄

To beat down : to bargain with (seller) ,causing seller to lower (price) 杀价 Sentence 3 in para.3 ： Bargaining is …and veiled women move …,selecting ,pricing and doing …before they …and …是一个由第一个and连接的复合句。在and后面的分句中，三个现在分词selecting ,pricing and doing 引导的成分作状语，一直到最后before they …and …为状语从句，修饰三个现在分词短语。 原文段落

It is a point of honour with the customer not to let the shopkeeper guess what it is she really likes and wants until the last moment. If he dose guess correctly, he will price the item high,and yield little in the bargaining. details

1. a point of honour: sth. considered important for one?s self-respect名誉问题，关系到荣誉的事

It's a point of honour with me to keep my promise = I made it a point of honour to keep my promise.

2.In our country, it is a point of honour with a boy to pay the bill when he is dining with a girl / when he dines a girl; but on the other hand, a western girl would regard it a point of honour (with her) to pay the bill herself.

A point of conscience事关良心，关系到良心的事情 A point of order程序问题

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In some societies it is a point of honour to revenge oneself on

somebody who has insulted a member of one's family.

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在某些社会中，向侮辱了自己家庭某一成员的人进行报复，

是关系到个人荣誉的事情。

3. It is a point of honour with the customer not to let the shopkeeper guess what it is she really likes and wants until the last moment.

what it is: used to stress

4.插入it is为了强调顾客喜欢和想买的到底是什么东西。 What is it she really likes? What is it you do?

What is it you really want? 5.Paraphrase

The customer will not let the shopkeeper guess what she is interested in and really wants to buy until she has made up her mind. It is a matter of honor,otherwise,she would feel ashamed. Key words deprive verb

deprive sb/sth of sth :to prevent sb from having or doing sth,especially sth important剥夺，使丧失

eg. They were imprisoned and deprived of their basic rights.他们遭到监禁并被剥夺了基本权利。 deprived adj 贫穷的，贫苦的

a deprived childhood/background:贫苦的童年/出身

economically/emotionally/socially deprived:经济困难的/感情失落的/社会遗弃的 sacrifice

noun 牺牲，舍弃

eg. Her parents made sacrifices so that she could have a good education. 为了让她受到良好教育，她的父母做出了巨大的牺牲。

sacrifice to sb :献祭的牲畜，祭品 verb 牺牲，献出

sacrifice sth (for sb/sth )

eg. Would you sacrifice a football game to go to out with a girl?你愿意放弃一场球赛而去和一个女孩子约会吗？ Paraphrase

The seller ,on the other hand, makes a point of protesting that the price he is charging is depriving him of all profit, and that he is sacrificing this because of his personal regard for the customer.

As contrasted to the buyers, the seller thinks it necessary and important to declare that the price he is charging leaves him no profit at all and he sacrifices this to show respect or favor to the customer. [语法补充]

With复合结构的宾语可以是名词或是代词，宾语补足语可以是介词短语、过去分词、现在分词、形容词、动词不定式、副词、且with后的宾语与其后的宾语补足语有逻辑上的主谓关系。如：

——with thousands of career-related sites on the internet, finding promising openings can be time-consuming and inefficient.由于互联网上有成千上万个与找工作有关的网站，寻找一个有前途的就业机会需要花很多时间，而且效率又

低。

ramshackle adj.

1 (of buildings, vehicles, furniture, etc) in a very bad condition and needing repair 摇摇欲坠的；破烂不堪的 a ramshackle house 摇摇欲坠的房子

2 (of an organization or a system ) badly organized or designed and not likely to last very long 组织松的；行将瓦解的 example：Owing to the corruption, the committee is ramshackle. apparatus n. 1 (C) equipment used in a laboratory or hospital

器械，设备

example :Firefighters needed breathing apparatus to enter

burning house.

消防队员需要呼吸器以便进入燃烧的大楼。

2 (C, usually sing.) the structure of a system or organization ,

particularly that of a political party or a government 机构，组织，机关

the power of the state apparatus 国家机关的权利 3 (C, usually sing.) a system of organs in the body 器官 the sensory apparatus 感觉器官

nimble adj.1 able to move quickly easily灵活的；敏捷的 example: You need nimble fingers for that job.

干这活需要手指灵巧。

2 able to think and understand quickly思路敏捷的；

机敏的

nimbly adv. agilely; graceful, lightly; keenly

敏捷地；机敏地；迅速地

Phrases:

1 throw one?s weight on to (something ) 使劲压在（某物）上，使劲全身力气

Example: The doctor throws his weight on to the patient?s chest,

but it does not work.

医生使劲全身力气压住病人的胸口，但是无济于事。 2 set…in motion 使……运动，移动

Example: Before the gasoline is discovered, people use diesel

oil to set the engine in motion.

在发现汽油之前，人们使用柴油来发动引擎。

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? The pressing of the linseed pulp to extract the oil is done by a vast ramshackle apparatus of beams and ropes and pulleys which towers to the vaulted ceiling and dwarfs the camels and their stone wheels.